Friday, October 22, 2004
Called FedEx to reroute a package I'm expecting—I mistakenly put the wrong address. Oatmeal with pumpkin pie spice, then a banana. I bought pumpkin pie spice from Trader Joe's but I didn't realize until after I opened it that it doesn't have a shaker cover. Consequently, though I tap as lightly as I can, inevitably more spice falls into my oatmeal than I would like and I've decided that I must resort in the future to using a small teaspoon to prevent this problem. Patrick has been very happy that one of his favorite writers, Alan Hollinghurst, was recently awarded the Man Booker Prize—perhaps the most prestigious award for writers in Great Britain. The novel, "The Line of Beauty," is Hollinghurst's fourth. Updated a listserv. Upgraded Debrah's computer to XP SP2. Laptop maintenance and backup for Chris. Met with student Chris N—can't connect to the Internet (probable spyware, possible virus). Lunch with Melissa: we shared a chicken quesadilla from the cafeteria. Shopped for additional things for the new server: a tape backup solution (gonna try an Iomega Rev 35GB/90GB ATAPI drive), 8-port Tripp-Lite KVM to replace the 4-port Belkin KVM I have now, Retrospect 6.5 Single Server backup software, and a new Tripp-Lite UPS (SMART550UPS). Met with Melissa about electronic forms. Dinner at home by myself: ramen.